Thread: Incorrect Page Numbers in Calibre's E-book Viewer?
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Old 03-29-2019, 12:50 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Darkenmal View Post
You aren't getting it either. I wanted something official I could assign to the book, rather then the random numbers I get. That's it. Apparently it can't be done, so that's that.
And you aren't getting it. There are several problems with what you are asking.

Firstly, what does "official" mean. As stated above, the page count depends on the edition. Each will be different.

And yes, it isn't possible at the moment. If you are interested, make an official request. It might get done. But, if you can do it yourself and submit the change, it is much more likely to happen.

But, it won't actually be useful for what you ask, citing quotations. As well as setting the page count, you also need to specify where each page starts. If you don't all you are setting is what page the first word is on, and what page the last word is on. The words in between are going to allocated by some method and that won't match your "official" version.

Of course, there is actually no reason that the calibre page numbering isn't the official one. If you state this in you essay, you should be able to do it. If you were using a paper book, you would already be stating the edition the page numbers refer to. With this, you need to state the ebook edition being used and that the page numbers come from the calibre viewer.

And the viewer does have a reference mode. That shows a paragraph reference. This is more likely to be useful on multiple editions than a page reference.
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